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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Satire 15 and 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Satire IV, which of the following characters did NOT advise the king about his exceptionally large meal?
(a) Crispinus.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Rubrus.
(d) Pegasus.

2. Which of the following items were referred to as "gallica"?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Sculptures.
(d) Fish.

3. Which of the following animals was NOT one that Juvenal believed that the Egyptians worshiped?
(a) Dog.
(b) Cat.
(c) Eagle.
(d) Crocodile.

4. What type of plates did soldiers eat off of at Juvenal's dinner party?
(a) Stone.
(b) Silver.
(c) Gold.
(d) Earthenware.

5. How were the poor within Roman society treated?
(a) They are heralded.
(b) They are ignored.
(c) They are mocked.
(d) They are pitied.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator claim is being recycled in bad play-writing?

2. What type of material did men in Rome use to construct their tables before the city grew rich from war?

3. To which city did most Roman artists sell their work?

4. Which of the following weapons was NOT regularly used in the Tentryan War?

5. What name did Juvenal give Crispinus after hearing about his infamous seduction?

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